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Study of Various PCBA Surface Finishes

In this study various printed circuit board surface finishes were evaluated,including: organic solderability preservative (OSP),plasma finish (PF),immersion silver (IAg),electroless nickel / im .. read more

Die Attach Solder Materials and Application Technology

Advancing technology frequently requires an accompanying advancement in materials technology. Recently,these advances are also driven by changes in environmental legislation as well. Specifical .. read more

Effect of Soldering Method,Temperature,and Humidity on Whisker Growth in the Presence of Flux Residues

Since the electronics industry moved to lead-free solders that typically have a tin content of more than 95% there has been concern about the possibility of circuit malfunctions due to whisker .. read more

Comparative Assessment of Electrochemical Migration on Printed Circuit Boards with Lead-Free and Tin-Lead Solders

Current leakage on a printed circuit board (PCB) can occur due to a reduction in surface insulation resistance (SIR) between adjacent conductors. This is frequently caused by electrochemical mi .. read more

Lead Free Assembly Qualification of Stacked MicroVia Boards

Beginning July 2006,the electronic industry will enter the age of lead –free assembly and products in Europe. The removal of lead from electronics brings massive changes for all companies in th .. read more

Qualification of ALIVH-G Boards for Handset Assembly

The trends of increased functionality and reduced size of portable wireless products,such as handsets; PDAs are demanding increased routing densities for printed circuit boards. The handheld wi .. read more

Optimization of Lead-Free Soldering Processes for Volume Manufacturing

In this paper,a comprehensive review is provided on the optimization of soldering processes (including reflow,wave soldering,and rework),for different component types,different PCB sizes and fi .. read more

Investigation of the Manufacturing Challenges of 2577 I/O Flip Chip Ball Grid Arrays

Higher I/O Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) are high speed,high pin count,and high performance array packages. These BGAs are also more complex in structure than “standard” BGAs and are generally target .. read more

Effect of Lead-Free Alloys on Voiding at Microvia

For SnAgCu solders,the voiding rate at microvia was studied with the use of simulated microvia,and was the lowest with 95.5Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu and 95.5Sn3.5Ag1Cu. The voiding rate increased with decre .. read more

Lead Free and Other Process Effects on Conductive Anodic Filamentation Resistance of Glass Reinforced Epoxy Laminates

Conductive Anodic Filamentation is a subsurface failure mode for woven glass reinforced laminates (FR4) materials,where a copper salt filament allows bridging between via walls or other copper .. read more

Key Application Issues for Implementing Package-Applied Underfill

Applying underfill materials to the bottom of components prior to shipping to the 2nd level end-user is very desirable in that it would eliminate the underfill process from the end-users assemb .. read more

Study of Assembly Processes for Solder Flip Chips on FR-4 Substrates

Flip chip assembly is a key capability to enable product miniaturization. Our previous studies have investigated several flip chip interconnection types including anisotropic conductive film or .. read more

Whisker Prevention

The electronic industry is under extreme pressure to remove tin-lead solders from electronic components. Pure tin is one of the alternatives and may be the simplest system as a “drop-in” replac .. read more

Finally! Practical Guidelines for Achieving Successful Lead-Free Assembly

With the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive in Europe outlawing lead from many electronic devices produced and imported in the EU by July 2006,as well as with foreign co .. read more

Implementation of No-Flow Underfills on Chip Scale Packages

Chip Scale Package (CSP) technology is growing at a rapid pace since its emergence in the electronics manufacturing industry. As the solder joint size decreases,it has become apparent that unde .. read more

Study of Various PCBA Surface Finishes

In this study various printed circuit board surface finishes were evaluated,including: organic solderability preservative (OSP),plasma finish (PF),immersion silver (IAg),electroless nickel / im .. read more

Die Attach Solder Materials and Application Technology

Advancing technology frequently requires an accompanying advancement in materials technology. Recently,these advances are also driven by changes in environmental legislation as well. Specifical .. read more

Effect of Soldering Method,Temperature,and Humidity on Whisker Growth in the Presence of Flux Residues

Since the electronics industry moved to lead-free solders that typically have a tin content of more than 95% there has been concern about the possibility of circuit malfunctions due to whisker .. read more

Comparative Assessment of Electrochemical Migration on Printed Circuit Boards with Lead-Free and Tin-Lead Solders

Current leakage on a printed circuit board (PCB) can occur due to a reduction in surface insulation resistance (SIR) between adjacent conductors. This is frequently caused by electrochemical mi .. read more

Lead Free Assembly Qualification of Stacked MicroVia Boards

Beginning July 2006,the electronic industry will enter the age of lead –free assembly and products in Europe. The removal of lead from electronics brings massive changes for all companies in th .. read more

Qualification of ALIVH-G Boards for Handset Assembly

The trends of increased functionality and reduced size of portable wireless products,such as handsets; PDAs are demanding increased routing densities for printed circuit boards. The handheld wi .. read more

Optimization of Lead-Free Soldering Processes for Volume Manufacturing

In this paper,a comprehensive review is provided on the optimization of soldering processes (including reflow,wave soldering,and rework),for different component types,different PCB sizes and fi .. read more

Investigation of the Manufacturing Challenges of 2577 I/O Flip Chip Ball Grid Arrays

Higher I/O Ball Grid Arrays (BGAs) are high speed,high pin count,and high performance array packages. These BGAs are also more complex in structure than “standard” BGAs and are generally target .. read more

Effect of Lead-Free Alloys on Voiding at Microvia

For SnAgCu solders,the voiding rate at microvia was studied with the use of simulated microvia,and was the lowest with 95.5Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu and 95.5Sn3.5Ag1Cu. The voiding rate increased with decre .. read more

Lead Free and Other Process Effects on Conductive Anodic Filamentation Resistance of Glass Reinforced Epoxy Laminates

Conductive Anodic Filamentation is a subsurface failure mode for woven glass reinforced laminates (FR4) materials,where a copper salt filament allows bridging between via walls or other copper .. read more

Key Application Issues for Implementing Package-Applied Underfill

Applying underfill materials to the bottom of components prior to shipping to the 2nd level end-user is very desirable in that it would eliminate the underfill process from the end-users assemb .. read more

Study of Assembly Processes for Solder Flip Chips on FR-4 Substrates

Flip chip assembly is a key capability to enable product miniaturization. Our previous studies have investigated several flip chip interconnection types including anisotropic conductive film or .. read more

Whisker Prevention

The electronic industry is under extreme pressure to remove tin-lead solders from electronic components. Pure tin is one of the alternatives and may be the simplest system as a “drop-in” replac .. read more

Finally! Practical Guidelines for Achieving Successful Lead-Free Assembly

With the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive in Europe outlawing lead from many electronic devices produced and imported in the EU by July 2006,as well as with foreign co .. read more

Implementation of No-Flow Underfills on Chip Scale Packages

Chip Scale Package (CSP) technology is growing at a rapid pace since its emergence in the electronics manufacturing industry. As the solder joint size decreases,it has become apparent that unde .. read more